The 82nd Airborne taking part in NATO exercises in Spain.
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No election in recent times has so clearly presented American voters with such a stark choice when it comes to U.S. foreign policy. A guide to the major differences.
‘Et tu Brute?’
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Make no mistake: the odds of a palace coup just narrowed slightly.
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Real estate has become a ‘soft’ power tool in the world of international politics.
How much do you care about all this Mr President?
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Revelations about offshore tax dealings have caused a global storm, but reactions in Russia have been distinctly Pana-meh.
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News from Syria that the ancient town has been taken back from Islamic State is good news – but especially for Putin and Assad.
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The Russian president is proving he has learned what America didn’t: to quit while ahead.
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The Russian president’s announcement he will be pulling troops out of Syria has taken everyone by surprise.
Marina Litvinenko has called for action against Russia over her husband’s death.
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Putin’s personal involvement is speculative, but report findings will cast a long shadow over Anglo-Russian relations.
Always watching.
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A public inquiry says the murder of the former Russian spy was probably approved by Vladimir Putin. So how will the UK react?
Watching Putin’s end-of-year news conference in Sevastopol, Crimea.
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The “hot” phase of the Ukraine conflict may have passed, but Moscow and Kiev are hardly warming to each other.
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The past year hasn’t worked out so well for Russia – and the Kremlin’s ability to weather the storms ahead is looking shaky.
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These two powers have lurched between friendship and war for centuries.
Russian jet shot down on November 24.
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In the wake of Paris and the Russian jet incident, Europe is facing the mother of all challenges over security and refugees. Where does it go from here?
The Turkish Embassy in Moscow under siege.
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The downing of Russia’s plane by Turkish military forces over the skies of the Syrian-Turkish border has added yet another layer of complexity to the vortex of conflict in the Middle East. Most of the…
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Vladimir Putin has been proved right again as Western priorities shift from removing Assad to destroying Islamic State.
Warm relations: Reagan and Gorbachev at the 1985 summit in Geneva.
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30 years ago, Reagan and Gorbachev ushered in a new era of cordial relations. It’s time to recapture that spirit.
Assad meets French delegates in Damascus following the Paris atrocities.
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The Paris atrocities came just as Assad’s military position was improving. Can the dictator harness international fury at Islamic State to strengthen his position in Syria?
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Moscow’s mixed messages on the future of the Syrian president is fuelling speculation that it might be preparing to desert its long-term ally.
The Bedouin poet Muhammad Fanatil al-Hajaya.
Laden with animals, conspiracy theories and apocalyptic visions, Muhammad Fanatil al-Hajaya’s poetry reflects how many Arabs – urban and rural, rich and poor – view the world.
“Smile, everyone”: Turkey, the US, Saudi Arabia, and Russia at the table in Vienna.
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With Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Iran and the US all at the table, Russia’s benighted Syria plan may at last have a chance of success.